Adjustably positionable display and lighting arrangement

Abstract

An electronic display and lighting arrangement for viewing by, and illumination for, a person in a resting position includes: an electronic display assembly including a first carriage movable along a translation axis, a first pivot arm coupled to the first carriage with the first pivot arm pivotable about a first pivot axis, and an electronic display coupled to the first pivot arm; and a lighting assembly including a second carriage movable in a direction parallel to the translation axis, and a light coupled to the second carriage and adjustably positionable by movement of the second carriage. The electronic display is adjustably positionable both along the translation axis by movement of the first carriage, and about the first pivot axis by movement of the first pivot arm about the first pivot axis.

1. An electronic display and lighting arrangement for viewing by, and illumination for, a dental patient received in a resting position in a dental chair, comprising:
 (a) a support member mounted to a support structure, 
 (b) a swivel arm and a first pivot arm coupled to the support member by the swivel arm such that said first pivot arm is variably positionable in different inclinations to a horizontal plane, and such that said first pivot arm is variably positionable within the horizontal plane by movement of the swivel arm, 
 (c) an electronic display including a display screen, said electronic display being coupled to said first pivot arm such that said display screen may be disposed in a horizontal orientation and such that said display screen is adjustably positionable both,
 (i) with said swivel arm by movement of said swivel arm within the horizontal plane, and 
 (ii) with said first pivot arm, relative to said horizontal plane, by movement of said first pivot arm, 
 
 (d) a light adjustably positionable in a direction parallel to a direction of movement of the electronic display, and 
 (e) a dental chair for receiving a dental patient in a resting position, said dental chair including a headrest for receiving a head of the dental patient, 
 (f) wherein illumination by said light is provided for the dental patient in the resting position received in said dental chair, and 
 (g) wherein said electronic display is adjustably suspendable vertically above said headrest of said dental chair, with said display screen disposed in a horizontal orientation, for viewing by the dental patient received in said dental chair, without said light obstructing viewing of said electronic display by the dental patient. 
 
     
     
       2. The arrangement of  claim 1 , wherein the support structure to which said support member is mounted is a ceiling. 
     
     
       3. The arrangement of  claim 2 , wherein said support member comprises a carriage, an overhead track to which said carriage is mounted, and an arm vertically depending therefrom to which said swivel arm is coupled. 
     
     
       4. The arrangement of  claim 1 , wherein the support structure to which said support member is mounted is a wall. 
     
     
       5. The arrangement of  claim 1 , wherein said electronic display is coupled to said first pivot arm such that said display screen may be disposed in a horizontal orientation, in a vertical orientation, and in orientations between horizontal and vertical. 
     
     
       6. The arrangement of  claim 1 , wherein said electronic display is coupled to said first pivot arm such that said display screen may be disposed in a fixed orientation relative to horizontal while being adjustably positioned with said first pivot arm, relative to said horizontal plane, by movement of said first pivot arm. 
     
     
       7. The arrangement of  claim 1 , wherein said electronic display is coupled to said first pivot arm such that said display screen may be disposed in a horizontal orientation, in a vertical orientation, and in orientations between horizontal and vertical, and wherein said electronic display is coupled to said first pivot arm such that said display screen may be disposed in a fixed orientation relative to horizontal while being adjustably positioned with said first pivot arm, relative to said horizontal plane, by movement of said first pivot arm. 
     
     
       8. An electronic display arrangement for viewing of an electronic display by a dental patient received in a resting position in a dental chair, comprising:
 (a) a support member mounted to a support structure, 
 (b) a swivel arm and a first pivot arm coupled to the support member by the swivel arm such that said first pivot arm is variably positionable in different inclinations to a horizontal plane, and such that said first pivot arm is variably positionable within the horizontal plane by movement of the swivel arm, 
 (c) an electronic display including a display screen, said electronic display being coupled to said first pivot arm such that said display screen may be disposed in a horizontal orientation and such that said display screen is adjustably positionable both,
 (i) with said swivel arm by movement of said swivel arm within the horizontal plane, and 
 (ii) with said first pivot arm, relative to said horizontal plane, by movement of said first pivot arm, and 
 
 (d) a dental chair for receiving a dental patient in a resting position, said dental chair including a headrest for receiving a head of the dental patient, 
 (e) wherein said electronic display is adjustably suspendable vertically above said headrest of said dental chair, with said display screen disposed in an orientation facing said headrest, for viewing by the dental patient received in said dental chair. 
 
     
     
       9. The arrangement of  claim 8 , wherein the support structure to which said support member is mounted is a ceiling. 
     
     
       10. The arrangement of  claim 9 , wherein said support member comprises a carriage, an overhead track to which said carriage is mounted, and an arm vertically depending therefrom to which said swivel arm is coupled. 
     
     
       11. The arrangement of  claim 8 , wherein the support structure to which said support member is mounted is a wall. 
     
     
       12. The arrangement of  claim 8 , wherein said electronic display is coupled to said first pivot arm such that said display screen may be disposed in a horizontal orientation, in a vertical orientation, and in orientations between horizontal and vertical. 
     
     
       13. The arrangement of  claim 8 , wherein said electronic display is coupled to said first pivot arm such that said display screen may be disposed in a fixed orientation relative to horizontal while being adjustably positioned with said first pivot arm, relative to said horizontal plane, by movement of said first pivot arm. 
     
     
       14. An electronic display and lighting arrangement for viewing by, and illumination for, a dental patient received in a resting position in a dental chair, comprising:
 (a) a support member mounted to a support structure, 
 (b) a swivel arm and a first pivot arm coupled to the support member by the swivel arm such that said first pivot arm is variably positionable in different inclinations to a horizontal plane, and such that said first pivot arm is variably positionable within the horizontal plane by movement of the swivel arm, 
 (c) an electronic display including a display screen, said electronic display being coupled to said first pivot arm such that said display screen may be disposed in a horizontal orientation and such that said display screen is adjustably positionable both,
 (i) with said swivel arm by movement of said swivel arm within the horizontal plane, and 
 (ii) with said first pivot arm, relative to said horizontal plane, by movement of said first pivot arm, 
 
 (d) a light adjustably positionable in a direction parallel to a direction of movement of the electronic display, and 
 (e) a dental chair for receiving a dental patient in a resting position, said dental chair including a headrest for receiving a head of the dental patient, 
 (f) wherein illumination by said light is provided for the dental patient in the resting position received in said dental chair, and 
 (g) wherein said electronic display is adjustably suspendable vertically above said headrest of said dental chair, with said display screen disposed in an orientation facing said headrest, without said light obstructing viewing of said electronic display by the dental patient. 
 
     
     
       15. The arrangement of  claim 14 , wherein the support structure to which said support member is mounted is a ceiling. 
     
     
       16. The arrangement of  claim 15 , wherein said support member comprises a carriage, an overhead track to which said carriage is mounted, and an arm vertically depending therefrom to which said swivel arm is coupled. 
     
     
       17. The arrangement of  claim 14 , wherein the support structure to which said support member is mounted is a wall. 
     
     
       18. The arrangement of  claim 14 , wherein said electronic display is coupled to said first pivot arm such that said display screen may be disposed in a horizontal orientation, in a vertical orientation, and in orientations between horizontal and vertical. 
     
     
       19. The arrangement of  claim 14 , wherein said electronic display is coupled to said first pivot arm such that said display screen may be disposed in a fixed orientation relative to horizontal while being adjustably positioned with said first pivot arm, relative to said horizontal plane, by movement of said first pivot arm. 
     
     
       20. The arrangement of  claim 14 , wherein said electronic display is coupled to said first pivot arm such that said display screen may be disposed in a horizontal orientation, in a vertical orientation, and in orientations between horizontal and vertical, and wherein said electronic display is coupled to said first pivot arm such that said display screen may be disposed in a fixed orientation relative to horizontal while being adjustably positioned with said first pivot arm, relative to said horizontal plane, by movement of said first pivot arm.